2024 Michelin Pilot Challenge

2024 Michelin Pilot Challenge

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Parent series:
IMSA SportsCar Championship
Support series:
IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge
TCR World Tour

The 2024 Michelin Pilot Challenge will be the twenty-fifth season of the IMSA SportsCar Challenge and the eleventh season organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The season will begin on January 26 at Daytona International Speedway and will conclude on October 11 at Road Atlanta. It will also feature a round of the TCR World Tour. ^[1]

Classes

• Grand Sport (GS) (run to GT4 regulations)
• Touring Car (TCR)

Calendar

  Race is part of TCR World Tour

The provisional 2024 calendar was released on August 4, 2023, featuring ten rounds. ^[2]

Round	Race	Circuit	Location	Date	Duration
1	BMW M Endurance Challenge at Daytona	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida	January 25–26	4 Hours
2	Alan Jay Automotive Network 120	Sebring International Raceway	Sebring, Florida	March 13–15	2 Hours
3	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca	Monterey, California	May 10–12	2 Hours
4	O’Reilly Auto Parts Four Hours of Mid-Ohio	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	June 7–9	4 Hours
5	Watkins Glen International 120	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	June 27–29	2 Hours
6	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 120	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park	Bowmanville, Ontario	July 12–14	2 Hours
7	Road America 120	Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	August 2–4	2 Hours
8	Virginia Is Racing for Lovers Grand Prix	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	August 23–25	2 Hours
9	Indianapolis Motor Speedway 120	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	September 20–21	2 Hours
10	Fox Factory 120	Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	October 9–11	2 Hours

Calendar Changes

• The single-class events at Detroit (GS) and Lime Rock Park (TCR) were dropped from the schedule for 2024.
• Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course returned to the schedule after a one-year absence, replacing Indianapolis as the second four-hour event after Daytona.

Entry list

Grand Sport (GS)

Team	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Automatic Racing AMR	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4	Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8	09	Ramin Abdolvahabi	1–2
				Rob Ecklin	1–2
				Brandon Kidd	1
Czabok-Simpson Motorsport [3]	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport	Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6	2	Gordon Scully [3]	2
				Jackson Lee	2
				Mat Pombo [4]	TBA
			67	Sebastian Carazo [3]	1–2
				Nikita Lastochkin [3] [N 1]	1–2
				Gordon Scully [3]	1
McCumbee McAleer Racing with Aerosport [5]	Ford Mustang GT4 (2024)	Ford 5.0 L Coyote V8	13	Jenson Altzman [5]	1–2
				Chad McCumbee [5]	1–2
Skip Barber Racing AMR	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4	Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8	16	Will Lambros	1–2
				Ken Fukuda	1–2
				Carter Fartuch	1
Van der Steur Racing	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4	Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8	19	Valentin Hasse-Clot	1–2
				Rory van der Steur	1–2
				Dominic Starkweather	1
Rearden Racing	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport	Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6	21	Vesko Kozarov	1–2
				Jake Pedersen	1–2
				TBA	TBA
TGR Team Smooge Racing [6]	Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo	BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	23	Corey Heim [6]	1
				John Hunter Nemechek [6]	1
				Bubba Wallace [6]	1
			68	Kevin Conway [6]	1
				John Geesbreght [6]	1
				Corey Lewis [6]	1
RennSport1	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport	Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6	28	Trent Hindman	1–2
				Stevan McAleer	1–2
				Austin Krainz	1
JMF Motorsports [7]	Mercedes-AMG GT4	Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8	34	Michai Stephens [7]	1–2
				Jesse Webb [7]	1–2
BGB Motorsports	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport	Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6	38	Spencer Pumpelly	1–2
				Thomas Collingwood	1–2
				Jeroen Bleekemolen	1
CarBahn with Peregrine Racing [8]	BMW M4 GT4 Gen II	BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	39	Sean McAlister [8]	1–2
				Jeff Westphal [8]	1–2
Stephen Cameron Racing	BMW M4 GT4 Gen II	BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	43	Greg Liefooghe	1–2
				Sean Quinlan	1–2
Baby Bull Racing	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport	Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6	44	Michael Cooper	1–2
				Moisey Uretsky [N 1]	1–2
Team TGM [9]	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4	Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8	46	Matt Plumb [9]	2
				Owen Trinkler [9]	2
			64	Ted Giovanis [9]	1–2
				Hugh Plumb [9]	1–2
				Kris Wilson [9]	1
NOLAsport	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport	Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6	47	Matt Travis	2
				Jason Hart	2
TGR Team Hattori Motorsports [10]	Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo	BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	50	Jack Hawksworth [10]	1
				Tyler Maxson [10]	1
			51	Matt Forbush [10]	1
				Nick Galante [10]	1
				Mark Kvamme [10]	1
Winward Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT4	Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8	57	Daniel Morad	1–2
				Bryce Ward	1–2
KohR Motorsports [11]	Ford Mustang GT4 (2024)	Ford 5.0 L Coyote V8	59	Luca Mars [11]	1–2
				Bob Michaelian [11]	1–2
TGR Team CDR Valkyrie [12]	Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo	BMW B58B30 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	66	TBA	TBA
				TBA	TBA
Motorsport in Action [13]	McLaren Artura GT4	McLaren M630 3.0 L Twin-Turbo V6	69	Jesse Lazare [13]	1–2
				Michael de Quesada [13]	1–2
Rebel Rock Racing [14]	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo	Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8	71	Robin Liddell [14]	1–2
				Frank DePew [14]	1–2
				Andrew Davis [14]	1
Thaze Competition [15]	Mercedes-AMG GT4	Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8	78	Josh Green [15]	2
				Marc Miller [15]	2
Archangel Motorsports [16]	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4	Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8	88	Todd Coleman [16]	1–2
				Aaron Telitz [16]	1–2
Kellymoss with Riley [17]	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport	Porsche MDG 4.0 L Flat-6	91	Riley Dickinson [17]	1–2
				Michael McCarthy [17]	1–2
				Brady Golan [17]	1
			TBA	Kay van Berlo [18]	TBA
				Jake Pedersen [18]	TBA
Team ACP by Random Vandals [19]	BMW M4 GT4 Gen II	BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	92	Kenton Koch [19]	1–2
				Paul Sparta [19]	1–2
			94	Terry Borcheller [19]	1
				Ken Goldberg [19]	1
				Catesby Jones [19]	1
Turner Motorsport [20]	BMW M4 GT4 Gen II	BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6	95	Dillon Machavern [20]	1–2
				Robert Megennis [20]	1–2
			96	Robby Foley [20]	1–2
				Francis Selldorff [20]	1–2
Sources: [21] [22]

Touring Car (TCR)

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering [23] Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 5 William Tally [23] 1–2 Tim Lewis Jr. [23] 1–2 Montreal Motorsport Group [24] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 6 Louis-Philippe Montour [25] 1–2 Bryan Ortiz [25] 1–2 93 Karl Wittmer [26] 1–2 Daijiro Yoshihara [26] 1–2 Victor Gonzalez Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 8 Colton Reynolds 1 Clayton Williams 1 Hyundai Elantra N TCR 80 Morgan Burkhard 1–2 Julián Santero 1 Chase Jones 2 99 Tyler Gonzalez 1–2 Victor Gonzalez Jr. 1–2 StarCom Racing [27] Hyundai Elantra N TCR 12 Andy Lally [27] 2 Nick Tucker [27] 2 Rockwell Autosport Development [28] Audi RS3 LMS TCR (2017) 15 Tom O'Gorman [28] 1 Doug Oakley [28] 1 Eric Rockwell [28] 1 Unitronic/JDC-Miller MotorSports [29] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 17 Chris Miller [29] 1–2 Mikey Taylor [29] 1–2 Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian [30] Hyundai Elantra N TCR 33 Harry Gottsacker 1–2 Robert Wickens 1–2 76 Preston Brown [30] 1–2 Denis Dupont [30] 1–2 Nick Looijmans 1 77 Taylor Hagler 1–2 Bryson Morris 1–2 98 Mason Filippi 1–2 Mark Wilkins 1–2 Gou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 55 Eddie Gou 1–2 Eduardo Gou 1–2 Road Shagger Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 61 Gavin Ernstone 1–2 Jon Morley 1–2 Deily Motorsports Hyundai Elantra N TCR 70 Jacob Deily 1 Jordan Wisely 1 Racers Edge Motorsports Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 73 Tazio Ottis 1 Daniel Wu 1 HART Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 89 Chad Gilsinger 1–2 Steve Eich 1–2 Tyler Chambers 1 Sources: [21] [22]

Icon Status W TCR World Tour entries not eligible to score points in the local series

Race Results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round	Circuit	GS Winning Car	TCR Winning Car
		GS Winning Drivers	TCR Winning Drivers
1	Daytona	#91 Kellymoss with Riley	#17 Unitronic/JDC-Miller MotorSports
		Riley Dickinson Brady Golan Michael McCarthy	Chris Miller Mikey Taylor
2	Sebring	#71 Rebel Rock Racing	#17 Unitronic/JDC-Miller MotorSports
		Robin Liddell Frank DePew	Chris Miller Mikey Taylor
3	Laguna Seca
4	Mid-Ohio
5	Watkins Glen
6	Mosport
7	Road America
8	Virginia
9	Indianapolis
10	Road Atlanta

Championship Standings

Points system

Championship points are awarded in each class at the finish of each event. Points are awarded based on finishing positions in the race as shown in the chart below. ^[31]

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30+
Race	350	320	300	280	260	250	240	230	220	210	200	190	180	170	160	150	140	130	120	110	100	90	80	70	60	50	40	30	20	10

GS Drivers' Championship

Pos. Drivers DAY SEB LGA MOH WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS ATL Points 1 Matt Plumb 3 4 580 2 Frank DePew Robin Liddell 9 1 570 3 Riley Dickinson Michael McCarthy 1 10 560 4 Valentin Hasse-Clot Rory van der Steur 11 2 520 5 Robby Foley Francis Selldorff 5 6 510 6 Jenson Altzman Chad McCumbee 15 3 460 7 Dillon Machavern Robert Megennis 4 14 450 8 Michai Stephens Jesse Webb 10 7 450 9 Kenton Koch Paul Sparta 13 5 440 10 Jesse Lazare Michael de Quesada 6 13 430 11 Daniel Morad Bryce Ward 2 22 410 12 Trent Hindman Stevan McAleer 7 19 360 13 Brady Golan 1 350 14 Luca Mars Bob Michaelian 8 23 310 15 Ramin Abdolvahabi Rob Ecklin 16 15 310 16 Owen Trinkler 3 300 17 Sean McAlister Jeff Westphal 23 9 300 18 Sebastian Carazo Nikita Lastochkin 18 12 300 19 Ted Giovanis Hugh Plumb 14 18 300 20 Paul Holton 4 280 21 Vesko Kozarov Jake Pedersen 24 11 270 22 Austin Krainz 7 240 23 Jason Hart Matt Travis 8 230 24 Greg Liefooghe Sean Quinlan 22 17 230 25 Andrew Davis 9 220 26 Gordon Scully 20 21 210 27 Dominic Starkweather 11 200 28 Thomas Collingwood Spencer Pumpelly 18 24 200 29 Kevin Conway John Geesbreght Corey Lewis 12 190 30 Kris Wilson 14 170 31 Todd Coleman Aaron Telitz 19 26 170 32 Michael Cooper Moisey Uretsky 25 20 170 33 Brandon Kidd 16 150 34 Josh Green Marc Miller 16 150 35 Jack Hawksworth Tyler Maxson 17 140 36 Jeroen Bleekemolen 18 130 37 Matt Forbush Nick Galante Mark Kvamme 21 100 38 Jackson Lee 21 100 39 Amir Haleem Brian Lock 25 60 40 Terry Borcheller Ken Goldberg Catesby Jones 26 50 41 Corey Heim John Hunter Nemechek Bubba Wallace 27† 40 42 Carter Fartuch Ken Fukuda Will Lambros DNS 0

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap

• †: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

TCR Drivers' Championship

Pos. Drivers DAY SEB LGA MOH WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS ATL Points 1 Chris Miller Mikey Taylor 1 1 700 2 Preston Brown Denis Dupont 2 4 600 3 Mason Filippi Mark Wilkins 3 6 550 4 Harry Gottsacker Robert Wickens 12 3 490 5 Gavin Ernstone Jon Morley 9 5 480 6 Karl Wittmer Daijiro Yoshihara 7 8 470 7 Tyler Gonzalez Victor Gonzalez Jr. 10 7 450 8 Taylor Hagler Bryson Morris 8 9 450 9 Morgan Burkhard 11 13† 380 10 William Tally Tim Lewis Jr. 13 11 380 11 Eddie Gou Eduardo Gou 17 10 350 12 Louis-Philippe Montour Bryan Ortiz 15 12† 350 13 Steve Eich Chad Gilsinger 14 14† 340 14 Nick Looijmans 2 320 15 Andy Lally Nick Tucker 2 320 16 Tom O'Gorman Douglas Oakley Eric Rockwell 4 280 17 Tazio Ottis Daniel Wu 5 260 18 Jacob Deily Jordan Wisely 6 250 19 Julián Santero 11 200 20 Chase Jones 13† 180 21 Tyler Chambers 14 170 22 Colton Reynolds Clayton Williams 16 150

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap

• †: Post-event penalty. Car moved to back of class.

Notes

1. Uretsky and Lastochkin are Russian, but compete as a neutral competitor as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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External links

• Official website